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Jamie Leigh

Partner

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+1 415 693 2190
jleigh@cooley.com

Jamie Leigh is co-chair of Cooley's M&A group. Her representative tech clients include Uber, Tableau, Workday, Dropbox, Automattic, Levi Strauss & Co., Procore, Ellie Mae, Opendoor, Looker, Checkr and MINDBODY. Representative life sciences clients include Medivation, Kite Pharma, Abaxis, Dova Pharmaceuticals, Adamas, CDL and Intarcia. Representative investment banking clients include Qatalyst Partners and Morgan Stanley.

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Experience

  • Portola Agrees to Sell to Alexion for $1.41 Billion 

  • Forty Seven Agrees to Sell to Gilead for $4.9 Billion  

  • Drybar Agrees to Sell Products Line to Helen of Troy 

  • Workday Signs Agreement to Acquire Scout RFP for $540 Million 

  • Dova Pharmaceuticals Sells to Sobi for $915 Million 

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Practices & Industries
Passions

    Seahawks football

    Flat water paddle boarding

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law
    JD, 2002

  • University of Virginia
    BA, 1998

Admissions & Credentials

California

New York

Media & Insight
Memberships

  • Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy - Advisory Board

  • American Bar Association

Rankings & Accolades

    The Deal: Dealmaker of the Year Finalist (2019)

    The Deal: Women in M&A – The Powerhouse 20

    The Recorder: Trusted Adviser 

    The Recorder: Women Leaders in Tech Law 

    Legal 500 US 2016-2020 Editions: M&A/corporate and commercial – M&A: middle-market 

    National Law Journal: M&A/Antitrust Trailblazer

TechCrunch Equity Podcast

Jamie discusses 2017’s market uncertainty while predicting a more competitive and bold M&A space in 2018

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Contact

+1 415 693 2190 office
+1 415 693 2222 fax
jleigh@cooley.com

101 California Street
5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-5800

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